Originally Posted by WB press release
Tuesdays: Fearless:
9:00-10:00 p.m. "FEARLESS"
This youthful ensemble crime drama uncovers the FBI's best-kept secret: an elite Special Investigations Unit (SIU) staffed with the finest young agents to infiltrate and apprehend society's dangerous new class of young criminals. Born with a genetic defect, 23-year-old agent Gaia (Rachael Leigh Cook, "She's All That") lacks one of the most basic human instincts: fear. While her partners Ryan (Eric Balfour, "24," "Six Feet Under") and Harmony (Bianca Lawson, "Dawson's Creek," "Save The Last Dance") suspect she has a secret, they have no choice but to trust her. Whether her rare mutation is an important asset or a deadly liability for the unit remains to be seen. Ian Somerhalder ("The Rules of Attraction," "Young Americans") and Erich Anderson ("Unfaithful," "Felicity") also star. FEARLESS is from executive producers Jerry Bruckheimer ("Black Hawk Down," "Pearl Harbor"), Jonathan Littman ("CSI," "Without a Trace"), Jeremy Littman ("Law & Order," "Strong Medicine"), Vincent Ngo and Evan Charnov for Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Warner Bros. Television Production Inc.
Thursday: 8:00-8:30 p.m. "STEVE HARVEY'S BIG TIME"
Multi-talented, award-winning comedian Steve Harvey teams with executive producer Madeleine Smithberg ("Late Night with David Letterman" and "The Daily Show") for his return to The WB with a fresh new talk/variety show designed to showcase his unique talents and uncanny ability to bring out the very best - and the very funny - in regular people. With his background in stand-up comedy and his inimitable quick wit, Mr. Harvey's new series will forego celebrity interviews to spotlight real people with extraordinary and humorous gifts. Mr. Harvey starred on The WB's "The Steve Harvey Show" from 1996 to 2002, and his stand-up talents were featured in the smash-hit film, "The Original Kings of Comedy." He is also a syndicated radio host, whose show is the #1-rated English-speaking drive-time show in Los Angeles. "Steve Harvey's Big Time" is from executive producers Madeleine Smithberg, Steve Harvey ("The Steve Harvey Show") and Rushion McDonald ("The Parent'hood") in conjunction with Telepictures Productions.
9:30-10:00 p.m. "RUN OF THE HOUSE"
Since mom and dad have made a temporary move from the frigid winters of Grand Rapids to sunny Arizona to protect dad's health, you'd think it'd be pretty sweet at home for 15-year-old Brooke Franklin (Margo Harshman, "Even Stevens"). Well, think again. Brooke's brothers, Kurt (Joseph Lawrence, "American Dreams") and Chris (Kyle Howard, "Grosse Pointe," "Orange County") and her sister Sally (Sasha Barrese, "The Hulk") are in charge. Though there is the usual bickering about household responsibilities and personal lifestyles, Brooke's siblings share more than a common gene pool; they also share a real concern about Brooke's well-being and the intention to raise their youngest sister correctly. Unfortunately, they just can't agree how to do it. A realistic, funny and youthful sibling comedy, "Run of the House" is from creator/executive producer Betsy Thomas ("My So-Called Life"), executive producers Eric & Kim Tannenbaum, Robert Sternin & Prudence Fraser ("The Nanny"), and director David Trainer ("That 70's Show") for The Tannenbaum Company in association with Warner Bros. Television Production Inc
Fridays: 8:30-9:00 p.m. "LIKE FAMILY"
Holly Robinson Peete ("For Your Love") returns to The WB in this multi-ethnic crossover comedy. When two families - one black, one white - share the same house, they discover that their differences are definitely more than skin deep. Tanya (Peete), Ed (Kevin Michael Richardson, "Lilo and Stitch," "The PJs"), and their kids, 16-year-old Danika (Megalyn Echikunwoke, "24") and 12-year-old Bobby (newcomer B.J. Mitchell), are a middle-class African-American family who open their doors for an old friend who needs parenting help. Juggling the demands of single parenthood, Maddie (Amy Yasbeck, "Wings") believes her 16-year-old son, Keith (newcomer J. Mack), could benefit from living in a traditional family structure, and especially from a strong male influence. Extra people in the house mean extra tension, extra laughs and the occasional blow-up as kids and grown-ups work together to combine their worlds and become one big, happy family. This semi-autobiographical family comedy from creator Dan Fogelman with executive producers Rick Wiener & Kenny Schwartz ("Mad About You," "Two Guys And A Girl," "Do Over") and Warren Littlefield ("Keen Eddie," "Do Over"), is from Warner Bros. Television Production Inc.
9:30-10:00 p.m. "ALL ABOUT THE ANDERSONS"
Comedy sensation Anthony Anderson ("Barbershop," "Me, Myself & Irene," "Big Momma's House," "Life") brings his unique brand of humor to The WB in a new multi-ethnic comedy. Anthony plays a struggling actor and single dad trying to provide a stable environment for his 8-year-old son, Tuga (newcomer Damani Roberts). As soon as Anthony moves back into his parents' home, he immediately remembers why he left in the first place. His mother Flo (Roz Ryan, "Amen") is always understanding and supportive, but his cantankerous father Joe (John Amos, "Good Times," "The West Wing") wants Anthony to abandon his acting hopes and take a "real job" working in the family beauty salon/barber shop. To complicate things, Anthony's old room is being rented out to a white medical student, George (stage actor Paul Bartholomew), leaving Anthony alone in the garage. Torn between teaching his son about determination and providing for him, Anthony is about to put his dreams on hold. It takes Tuga to remind him that, aside from each other, their dreams are all they have. This semi-autobiographical comedy about fathers and sons is from producer Anthony Anderson, writer/producer Adam Glass, executive producer Marco Pennette ("Caroline In the City") and executive producer/director James Widdoes ("Reba," "My Wife and Kids") for Warner Bros. Television Production Inc.
Sundays: Easy view repeat of Tuesday's Fearless
Smallville: Beginnings (reapeats of the first two seasons of Smallville
9:00-10:00 p.m. "TARZAN AND JANE" This thrilling, contemporary twist on the timeless legend of Tarzan turns the popular tale into an urban adventure, an intriguing mystery and, most of all, an unconventional love story. From the day two decades ago that young John Clayton's parents died and left him alone in the African jungle, he was raised by apes and has emerged as the fearless Tarzan (newcomer Travis Fimmel). Captured by his billionaire uncle, Richard Clayton (Mitch Pileggi, "The X-Files"), the CEO of powerful Greystoke Industries, Tarzan is returned, against his will, to his family's home - New York City. Resisting captivity, he escapes into the concrete jungle of New York City where he encounters the strong-willed NYPD detective Jane Porter (stage actress Sarah Wayne Callies). Jane's perfectly ordered life is turned upside-down by Tarzan's dangerous yet profoundly untainted morality. Romantically involved with another member of the force, Detective Michael Foster (Johnny Messner, "Tears of the Sun"), Jane is left to choose between reason and instinct, civilization and pure humanity, her head and her heart. Miguel A. Nunez, Jr. ("Juwanna Mann") and Sarah-Jane Potts ("Felicity") also star. "Tarzan and Jane" is from executive producers Laura Ziskin ("Spider-Man," "Pretty Woman"), David Gerber ("The Lost Batallion"), P.K. Simonds ("Party of Five," "Beauty and The Beast"), writer/co-executive producer Eric Kripke ("Truly Committed") and director/executive producer David Nutter ("Smallville," "Without A Trace") for Warner Bros. Television Production Inc.
